7. That (man), having been arrested, although he had first begun to answer impudently, finally nevertheless denied nothing.

25

8. Milō dīcitur per stadium vēnisse cum bovem umerīs ferret.

8. Milo is said to have come through the stadium while he was carrying an ox on his shoulders.

26

9. Quid vesper et somnus ferant, incertum est.

9. What evening and sleep bring, is uncertain.

27

10. Ferte miserō tantum auxilium quantum potestis.

10. Bring [pl.] to the miserable (person) as much assistance as you can.

28

11. Hoc ūnum sciō: quod fāta ferunt, id ferēmus aequō animō.

11. I know this one thing: what the fates bring, we will endure it with a calm mind.

29

12. Lēgum dēnique idcircō omnēs servī sumus, ut līberī esse possīmus.

12. For this reason, in the end we are all servants of the laws, so that we can be free.

30

a what is the metrical scheme for hendecasyllabic?

a.

For practical purpose the scheme is

- - - ∪ ∪ - ∪ - ∪ - x

Sometimes the first or the second syllable can be short.

31

1. read aloud and translate:

Vivāmus, mea Lesbia, atque amēmus,

1.

VIVĀMUS mea LESbi’ ATqu’ aMĒMUS

Let us live, my Lesbia, and let us love,

32

2. read aloud and translate:

rūmōrēsque senum sevēriōrum

2.

RŪMŌRĒSque senUM seVĒRiŌRUM:

and as for the rumors of severe old men

33

3. read aloud and translate:

omnēs ūnius aestimēmus assis!

3.

OMNĒS Ūnius AESimĒmus ASSis!

all (the rumors) let us value at one penny!

34

4. read aloud and translate:

solēs occidere et redīre possunt;

4.

SoLĒS OCCider’ ET redĪRe POSSUNT;

suns can set and come back;

35

5. read aloud and translate:

nōbīs cum semel occidit brevis lūx,

5.

NŌBĪS CUM semel OCCidIT breVIS LŪX,

for us, when once (our) short light has set,

36

6. read aloud and translate:

nox est perpetua ūna dormienda.

6.

NOX EST PERpetu’ Ūna DORmiENda

there is one eternal night that must be slept.

37

7. read aloud and translate:

dā mī bāsia mīlle, deinde centum,

7.

DĀ MĪ BĀSia MĪLLe, DEINde CENTUM

give me a thousand kisses, then a hundred

(deinde is two syllables, not three)

38

8. read aloud and translate:

dein mīlle altera, dein secunda centum,

8.

DEIN MĪLL’ ALTera, DEIN secUNda CENTUM,

then another thousand, then a hundred,

39

9. read aloud and translate:

deinde usque altera mīlle, deinde centum.

9.

DEIND’ USQ’ ALTera MĪLLe, DEINde CENTUM,

then continuously another thousand, then a hundred

40

10. read aloud and translate:

dein, cum mīlia multa fēcerīmus,

10.

DEIN, CUM MĪlia MULta FĒCerĪmus,

then, when we have made many thousands,

41

11. read aloud and translate:

conturbābimus illa, nē sciāmus,

11.

CONTURBĀbimus ILLa NĒ sciĀMUS,

we will throw those (kisses) into confusion, so as not to know

42

12. read aloud and translate:

aut nē quis malus invidēre possit,

12.

AUT NĒ QUĬS malus INvidĒRe POSSIT,

or so that no evil person can be envioius

43

13. read aloud and translate:

cum tantum sciat esse bāsiōrum.

13.

CUM TANTUM sciat ESSe BĀSiŌRUM.

when he knows how much there are of kisses.

44

1. this meter is iambic distych, a line of iambic trimeter followed by a line of iambic dimeter. An iambic metron consists of two iambs (u - u -)

thus a trimeter is u - u - / u - u - / u - u -

a dimeter is u - u - / u - u -

1. The books always talk about how easy iambs are to scan because they’re so natural. But a short syllable can be replaced with a long or with two shorts, and a long can be replaced by a short or two shorts.

This can make it very confusing to scan. But substitutions are rare or impossible in 2nd or 4th iamb, so the iambic feel is retained, which means that we are regularly reminded of the iambic feel of the verse.

10. DEIN, CUM MĪlia MULta FĒCerĪmus, then, when we have made many thousands,

95

11. read aloud and translate: conturbābimus illa, nē sciāmus,

11. CONTURBĀbimus ILLa NĒ sciĀMUS, we will throw those (kisses) into confusion, so as not to know

96

12. read aloud and translate: aut nē quis malus invidēre possit,

12. AUT NĒ QUĬS malus INvidĒRe POSSIT, or so that no evil person can envy

97

13. read aloud and translate: cum tantum sciat esse bāsiōrum.

13. CUM TANTUM sciat ESSe BĀSiŌRUM. when he knows how much there are of kisses.

98

1. this meter is iambic distych, a line of iambic trimeter followed by a line of iambic dimeter. An iambic metron consists of two iambs (u - u -), thus a trimeter is u - u - / u - u - / u - u - and a dimeter is u - u - / u - u -

1. The books always talk about how easy iambs are to scan because they’re so natural. But a short syllable can be replaced with a long or with two shorts, and a long can be replaced by a short or two shorts. This is rare or impossible in the 2nd or 4th iamb, so the iambic feel is retained.